According to the Washington Center for Real Estate Research 2009 Third Quarter Housing Analysis; Skagit County home re-sales (# of units sold) were up 14.6% from the previous quarter, and down -9.7% from the third quarter in 2008. Statewide home re-sales (# of units sold) were up 15.6% from the previous quarter and up 2.6% from the third quarter in 2008. Overall building permits in Skagit County are down -16.5% from the third quarter of the previous year, in comparison to the -39.1% reduction statewide. The median re-sale home price in Skagit County is down to $233,600 (down -8.4% from the third quarter in 2008), below the statewide median of $260,000 (down -7.6% from the third quarter of 2008). The 2009 third quarter Housing Affordability Index (HAI) was 121.7 for Skagit County, slightly lower than the statewide index of 122.8.
See full data: http://www.wcrer.wsu.edu/WSHM/WSHM.html
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